West Berkshire Jobseeker's figure drops 42 per cent in 12 months

Last month, 1,005 people aged 16 to 64 - equivalent to one per cent of the population - were claiming the benefit, compared to 1,745 last March (1.8 per cent), a reduction of 42 per cent.
The latest figure is the first time it has fallen this year, and represents a 10 per cent in the number of claimants since November.
The largest number of claimants fell into the 25 to 49 age group.
January’s figure of 1,060 broke an 11 month trend which had seen the total number of claimants reduce month on month.
It then rose again in February to 1,085.
The district is also performing well in comparison with neighbouring boroughs and authorities, with the second lowest figure based on the total number of claimants and the percentage of its population.
The highest for both was Slough, with 2,620 claimants in March - or 2.8 per cent of its population, followed by Reading with 2,355 (2.2 per cent).
In Windsor and Maidenhead there were 1,140 claimants (1.2 per cent) and in Bracknell 1,100 claimants (1.4 per cent).
Wokingham had the lowest overall figures, with 860 claimants at 0.9 per cent of its population.
In the past eight years, West Berkshire’s total number of claimants was at its lowest in May 2008 when 770 people, or 0.8 per cent, were claiming the benefit.